Career

A lot of people love the idea of working from home. It’s a chance to work your own hours, being your own boss and doing something that you enjoy and feel passionate about. Of course, it isn’t always plain sailing, and those first few months and even years with your at-home business can be quite rocky and uncertain.

However, with no big man to pay, all profits are from your own hard work and it can be extremely rewarding. January is the time of year where so many people consider career changes and a lot start up on their own striving for a better home and work life balance. So I thought I would share with you some of the tips to help you make your new at home business a success.

The idea of job security now is a fleeting notion, unfortunately. It seems that with the increase in competition for job roles, combined with the high amounts of people going for freelance or self-employed contracts, more people are looking after themselves in order to provide some sort of financial security.

There aren’t that many organizations that provide on the job perks anymore, or is this not true? When people go for a full-time, permanent job, the first thing that people think of is the salary that comes with it.

But, is this the be-all and end-all of job security? When we think of job security now, we need to think about, not just the amount of pay that we take home at the end of every working month, but we should be thinking about the perks the organization can offer us.

So, which is better, the perks, or the salary? Let’s try and answer the question.